Thursday, October 16, 2008
Faithless Or Stubborn?
Like Moses, I can also be faithless at times. For instance, if my father gives me his opinion on an item I should buy, I have to listen to him, because if I don't, I usually end up regretting it. It's not that I'm stubborn or anything (In this case), but I simply have a small amount of faith in his opinion that is increasing with each day. Other times, I can be stubborn when my mother tells me to bush my teeth and I tell her "soon", or "I'll get right to it". Also, I can be stubborn when I have an opinion that concerns something that others disagree about, I don't usually give them an easy time convincing me. In this way, I think that Moses simply demonstrates an obvious sense of faithlessness with God's commands. He doesn't believe in the possibility of their success. I think that for this reason, God was enraged by his conversation in the cave when he was in the form of a burning, yet never consuming bush. God dislikes Moses's lack of faith in him and his power. For example, God reassured Moses when he stated, "Behold, the children of Israel have not harkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips.?" Ex. 6.12 This faithlessness is not something to be proud of, for he will one day, as did I, wind up regretting his doubt.
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